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RESOLUTION NUMBER -'l1fl
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH RECOGNIZING THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PICKENS FUEL CORPORATION
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WHEREAS, Pickens Fuel Corporation, the nation's largest private supplier of
natural gas as a vehicle fuel, was honored on Earth Day by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the firm's efforts at
reducing vehicle air emissions and improving the environment; and
WHEREAS, in a unique public/private partnership, Pickens Fuel Corporation
and the City of Seal Beach received grant funds from the California
Energy Commission - and with matching funds from both entities -
constructed and now operate a natural gas fueling station in Seal
Beach; and
WHEREAS, this fueling station was located in close proximity to the City's
alternative fuel fleet and to the natural gas fleet used by the Seal
Beach Naval Weapons Station and, with nearby freeway access, is
available to private sector industries such as General Telephone
Company which also operates alternative fuel vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Pickens Fuel Corporation is to be recognized as part of the solution
to vehicle emission problems in Southern California where
environment and business can exist together and achieve mutual
goals.
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Now, THEREFORE, I, PATRICIA CAMPBELL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, do hereby express our appreciation and
recognition to Pickens Fuel Corporation for its accomplishments and offer our
best wishes for years of continued success as a partner with the City of Seal
Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the City of Seal Beach to be affixed, this Twenty-Second Day of May, in the Year
Two Thousand. .
/Jo1J.lrli,; l ~
MAYOR PATR C M BELL
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Resolution Number4799
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do her by certiJY that the liJregoing
resolution is lhe original copy ufResolution Number on file in the uflice of the City
Clerk. pllssed, approved. and ad!lete~1 b~ the City Cound e City of Seal Beach, at a regular
meeting lhereofhcld on the d?,;r~ day of ,2000.